tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2481706068105246695.post2133949633890516276..comments2024-03-27T07:35:21.832-07:00Comments on Plants are the Strangest People: Charlatan (Sansevieria cylindrica)mr_subjunctivehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14113199755474482747noreply@blogger.comBlogger25125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2481706068105246695.post-30755065200862313122021-07-01T20:25:52.274-07:002021-07-01T20:25:52.274-07:00I'm writing to the ether, I know. I expect you...I'm writing to the ether, I know. I expect your plant has amazed you with a dozen additional leaves by now, that's just how these fellows are. I ordered dear cylindrica from an established online nursery six months ago mainly to free it from it's braided bondage. Once freed the leaves toppled to reveal their rootless bottoms. What kind of a clip joint is that grower running? Yet all&#Mabagainnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2481706068105246695.post-20763433873281590862018-10-24T21:05:08.369-07:002018-10-24T21:05:08.369-07:00The S. trifasciata is the only plant I have that I...The S. trifasciata is the only plant I have that I can keep in the house. It sits high on a shelf near a skylight and I remember to water it maybe once every 6 weeks. I’ve had the plant in the same 8” pot for 10 years. I’ve put it outside occasionally and it doesn’t mind overwatering when it’s outside. It surprised me with flowers a couple of years ago. I saw the S. Cylindrical at a garden Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16379052579394113657noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2481706068105246695.post-71147506998066264382015-06-05T12:30:46.842-07:002015-06-05T12:30:46.842-07:00Megan Juracek:
Nothing really leaping to mind as ...Megan Juracek:<br /><br />Nothing really leaping to mind as far as online help, but: what kinds of issues? What is it doing (or not doing)? mr_subjunctivehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14113199755474482747noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2481706068105246695.post-59474229183238278002015-06-05T11:43:34.807-07:002015-06-05T11:43:34.807-07:00Do you recommend a certain resource for S. Cylindr...Do you recommend a certain resource for S. Cylindrica? Mine seems to be having some issues and I can't find anything on them. I know everyone says they survive on neglect, but I just got one and I don't know how well it's doing...Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00131636408474333895noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2481706068105246695.post-21755000786852746592014-10-21T13:18:25.294-07:002014-10-21T13:18:25.294-07:00I see I'm the first post since 2011 but you ne...I see I'm the first post since 2011 but you need to know that I love you! Come get me. I have a "collection" of Sansieverias (never could spell that word) and treasure them greatly. You could be happy with me. Find me at Olive Forge Herb Farm, Olive Forge on FB.olive forgehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15305986378669398259noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2481706068105246695.post-51720257961455044992011-10-06T03:18:27.423-07:002011-10-06T03:18:27.423-07:00Thanx for the best plant article I've read! I ...Thanx for the best plant article I've read! I was hunting for the impossible, a plant for an ensuite bathroom that never sees the light of day, with a total of perhaps an hour's artificial light per day... I know, I know. Anyway I'm going to try one of these if I can get one, on the principle that plants can do the impossible.<br /><br />I'll let you know next year. :)<br /><br /mandhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02500649483319298830noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2481706068105246695.post-5352988903326473342011-01-09T15:09:37.351-08:002011-01-09T15:09:37.351-08:00So, since yours has never grown any more leaves......So, since yours has never grown any more leaves...i mean "horns"..., does that mean your wisdom is not expanding? Wisdom Horns. pfft! It would figure they are sold with the stupid glued-in stones. I'm surprised they didn't take it a step further and hot-glue some straw flowers on the poor things.Allison M.noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2481706068105246695.post-233904883258921342010-12-29T18:24:26.136-08:002010-12-29T18:24:26.136-08:00lol. I was utterly enchanted by these when I saw t...lol. I was utterly enchanted by these when I saw them at Hirt's Greenhouses. Then again, I didn't buy one, but I love weird things.Ryannoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2481706068105246695.post-41039151056319865242010-11-18T08:29:39.725-08:002010-11-18T08:29:39.725-08:00This particular marketing aside, this plant was al...This particular marketing aside, this plant was already considered good luck in asian communities. They have a thing about the ones with 7 leaves, since they represent 7 facets of life, or something.Peterhttp://www.cactusjungle.com/blognoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2481706068105246695.post-45211687888338646782010-11-17T06:56:31.094-08:002010-11-17T06:56:31.094-08:00My own experience with these is that they are slow...My own experience with these is that they are slow growing. (No new leaves in I'm not sure how many months, 4 at least).<br /><br />My own plant (and all our 4" at work) was grown from leaf cuttings though. There's one large single leaf sticking straight up and then a smaller fan of leaves (or two) off to the side.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2481706068105246695.post-19308355862495589072010-11-17T03:11:02.424-08:002010-11-17T03:11:02.424-08:00Sansevieria cylindrica was one of the most popular...<i>Sansevieria cylindrica</i> was one of the most popular indoor plants in Korea few years ago. Importing companies and plant nurseries sold it as <i>S. stuckyi</i> and advertised that it "improves indoor air quality by emiting oxygen and anions during night and absorbs harmful electromagnetic waves". They also claimed that it "grows perfectly well in shade and part shade".<brLeenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2481706068105246695.post-64527809165914869932010-11-16T21:15:26.748-08:002010-11-16T21:15:26.748-08:00Tom:
Yeah, I'd heard that from . . . somebod...Tom: <br /><br />Yeah, I'd heard that from . . . somebody. I thought someone left a comment to that effect on PATSP a long time ago, but it wasn't under the post I'd thought it was under, so now I'm thinking maybe it was somewhere else, maybe Cactus Jungle's blog. <br /><br />There were a few plants like that, where I thought they were, if perhaps not <i>amazing</i>, at least mr_subjunctivehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14113199755474482747noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2481706068105246695.post-54236086860393101202010-11-16T20:55:02.825-08:002010-11-16T20:55:02.825-08:00I'm amazed that you couldn't sell these. ...I'm amazed that you couldn't sell these. At the store I used to work at we couldn't keep them in stock. We'd order in 6 cases and they'd be spoken for within a day. It was the craziest thing...turns out a local immigrant group considered them sacred (or was it medicinal?). Either way they were a total cash cow for us.Tomhttp://theatrumbotanicum.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2481706068105246695.post-48013653141172608852010-11-16T12:46:58.948-08:002010-11-16T12:46:58.948-08:00I saw this one a few days ago in a minimalist disp...I saw this one a few days ago in a minimalist display in an art gallery window. Glued down white pebbles.<br /><br />If they were thinking of horns why not go for the classic? Unicorn Plant, turns brown at the touch of anyone who isn't a virgin. Test the purity of all your friends!<br /><br />I thought of the plant as Oliver to the marketing company's Fagin.<br /><br />How about marketingPatnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2481706068105246695.post-5051156170014244872010-11-16T09:53:55.042-08:002010-11-16T09:53:55.042-08:00Mr. Subjunctive,
Yeah, TPIE is always a little b...Mr. Subjunctive, <br /><br />Yeah, TPIE is always a little bit like that, with everybody trying to push their new and awesome cultivar, even if it's not exactly that new or different. Most of the time, though, it's various Anthurium (you'd love it, if you've never been ... Anthuriums from wall to wall) and loads of bromeliads. Plus all the tissue-culture companies are there, so Jon VanZilehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14026643422328853037noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2481706068105246695.post-53946712824828733372010-11-16T09:44:39.768-08:002010-11-16T09:44:39.768-08:00danger garden:
See? And I bet they didn't eve...danger garden:<br /><br /><i>See?</i> And I bet they didn't even <i>feel bad</i> about laying you off. <br /><br />No, I know that not every marketer is necessarily a lying scumbag. I imagine the proportions of lying scumbags to everybody else are pretty similar no matter what profession you're talking about, at least at entry level. However, it makes sense that lying scumbags would mr_subjunctivehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14113199755474482747noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2481706068105246695.post-43647730768855217242010-11-16T09:22:06.202-08:002010-11-16T09:22:06.202-08:00Interesting side note: I first saw this plant in ...Interesting side note: I first saw this plant in 1977, growing in a greenhouse at Kirkwood Community College in Cedar Rapids, IA so they've been in cultivation in your area for a long time!Grower Jimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03561476915875077550noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2481706068105246695.post-90320565748973253962010-11-16T09:03:44.272-08:002010-11-16T09:03:44.272-08:00Grower Jim:
Thanks for confirming about the tempe...Grower Jim:<br /><br />Thanks for confirming about the temperature stuff; I figured it was probably true (I know <i>Sansevieria trifasciata</i> can go to at least 38F/3C if it's dry, because I've done that myself) but I hate to repeat information like that if I don't know the source very well. <br /><br />Nature Assassin:<br /><br />I know. I understand why they glue the rocks on (to mr_subjunctivehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14113199755474482747noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2481706068105246695.post-12111167779802365882010-11-16T09:02:29.231-08:002010-11-16T09:02:29.231-08:00oh wait! RE: the plant. I love it. I have one whic...oh wait! RE: the plant. I love it. I have one which has added new "leaves" and bloomed. It is in bright light.danger gardenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09227500551609537140noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2481706068105246695.post-9093650813648693182010-11-16T09:01:46.039-08:002010-11-16T09:01:46.039-08:00In theory I rally behind your questioning if they ...In theory I rally behind your questioning if they (the marketers) feel no shame. However as an ex-marketing professional (yuck I can't believe I just used that phrase) I must point out that not every person who goes into marketing is a scammer. Seriously. There are a few good ones out there, although since I was laid off from that job perhaps you do have a point.danger gardenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09227500551609537140noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2481706068105246695.post-12166039193362062642010-11-16T08:18:53.988-08:002010-11-16T08:18:53.988-08:00Yeah, tell it like it is!! Great post, mr_s!Yeah, tell it like it is!! Great post, mr_s!Lizahttp://goodtogrow.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2481706068105246695.post-49707623418626853822010-11-16T08:07:18.806-08:002010-11-16T08:07:18.806-08:00Ha!
I remember I went to a trade show a few year...Ha! <br /><br />I remember I went to a trade show a few years ago (the Tropical Plant Industry Exhibition here in Florida) and S. cylindrica was all the rage. It won awards. It was featured on nifty lucite tables with uplighting. It was braided and sold in bags. People talked about how it was going to be "next big thing." I ended up writing an article about it for the Tribune company. Jon VanZilehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14026643422328853037noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2481706068105246695.post-31824657167004001282010-11-16T07:48:42.354-08:002010-11-16T07:48:42.354-08:00Nice profile of what is actually a pretty nice pla...Nice profile of what is actually a pretty nice plant. I've only noticed them for sale in the general marketplace (as opposed to specialty growers) in the past two years, when both the nurseries in my area and the home improvement stores started carrying them. I wonder what happened to thrust them into the spotlight all of a sudden? I haven't seen "wisdom horns" yet,(lucky me-Karen715https://www.blogger.com/profile/15979479537943300181noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2481706068105246695.post-5400825223921615232010-11-16T06:57:58.535-08:002010-11-16T06:57:58.535-08:00This BDK company is a bunch of assclowns. It's...This BDK company is a bunch of assclowns. It's so sad to think of people paying money for this chicanery, only to have a bad plant experience (I'm thinking Home Depot's cemented-in bonsai soil covers, or glued-on cactus flowers). Way to call shenanigans.Nature Assassinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16951932729955216912noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2481706068105246695.post-87321859591331632552010-11-16T03:46:03.516-08:002010-11-16T03:46:03.516-08:00Even though I grow many exotic and beautiful plant...Even though I grow many exotic and beautiful plants, this is one of my favorites, simply because it takes care of itself.<br />I can attest that they will survive a light freeze, but temps in the mid-20s will turn many of the leaves to mush.<br />I have also grown these from leaf cuttings but they take forever to actually amount to anything. Divisions are definitely better.<br />They seem to Grower Jimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03561476915875077550noreply@blogger.com